10/15/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo
With many health drinks becoming popular, it’s becoming more difficult to select which one to drink. One of these health drinks is kombucha, a fermented tea. With a name that means “the tea of immortality,” kombucha has many benefits to offer.
Kombucha is prepared from tea, sugar, and SCOBY, which stands for symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts. The sugar is converted into ethanol and acetic acid by the bacteria and yeast, giving kombucha its characteristic taste. This might not sound very enticing at first but kombucha’s mildly fizzy and sour taste, along with its many health benefits, makes it a good alternative for soda.
The many health benefits of kombucha include the following:
- Aids digestion – Like other fermented foods, kombucha is also rich in probiotics, which are live bacteria that are beneficial to the body. Drinking kombucha will help replenish the body’s supply of good bacteria, lessening the risk of various digestive problems such as diarrhea, constipation, and lactose intolerance.
- Prevents leaky gut syndrome – Kombucha also prevents the development of leaky gut syndrome. People with this condition have a compromised gut permeability, which allows small particles to get into the abdominal cavity instead of going to where they need to be. If left untreated, leaky gut could also be the cause of autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis.
- Heals stomach ulcers – Studies have shown that kombucha has antioxida